Margaret
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “pearl.”
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How to use Margaret in a sentence
It was the June deaths of Margaret and Paul Murdaugh that first received widespread coverage in the media as well as within true crime circles.
What to Know About the Multiple Criminal Investigations into Alex Murdaugh | Josiah Bates | October 20, 2021 | TimeHis wife, Margaret, at that moment was caught in her own personal hell.
Sept. 11, 2001: An ordinary work day, then surreal scenes of dread and death | David Maraniss | September 10, 2021 | Washington PostShe eventually was settled with her younger sister, Margaret, at Windsor Castle.
The epic, unlikely love story between Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip | Michael Rosenwald | April 9, 2021 | Washington PostBy all the available evidence, he and his wife Margaret, who this month filed for divorce, were in a very bad spiral of debt and high lifestyle expectations.
Politics Report: Shirley Weber’s Shoes to Fill | Scott Lewis | December 26, 2020 | Voice of San Diego“It helps their attendance in class and their participation in class,” said Stedwick Principal Margaret Pastor.
‘Equity hubs’ give families struggling financially a chance at pandemic pods | Donna St. George | December 25, 2020 | Washington Post
Nothing made Groucho funnier than having this Margaret Dumont around not understanding the jokes.
Patton Oswalt on Fighting Conservatives With Satire | William O’Connor | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTOld pictures of the couple show Horace decked out in a three-piece suit and diamond rings and Margaret swaddled in furs.
Margaret, in the blasted shock of sudden loss, sold most of her possessions and moved to Florida.
She lives with her husband, Tim, and daughter, Margaret, in suburban Washington, D.C.
Book Bag: Reading Your Way Out Of Grief | Anna Whiston-Donaldson | October 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMargaret Thatcher had served under the Heath regime as Education Secretary and witnessed the miners topple the Conservative Party.
‘Pride’: The Feel-Good Movie of the Year, and the Film Rupert Murdoch Doesn’t Want You to See | Marlow Stern | October 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI am really afraid to say how much of poor Margaret's fortune was dragged from her—how little of it still remained.
Miss Winter glanced unutterable things at Margaret, and Ethel began to perceive she had done something wrong.
The Daisy Chain | Charlotte YongeHer eloquence always broke down with any auditor but her brother, or, perhaps, Margaret.
The Daisy Chain | Charlotte YongeEthel ran after her sister, and pulling out drawers without knowing what she sought, begged to hear how papa and Margaret were.
The Daisy Chain | Charlotte YongeMargaret hesitated, glancing rapidly at the Inspector, and then down at the writing-table before which she was seated.
Dope | Sax Rohmer
British Dictionary definitions for Margaret
/ (ˈmɑːɡrət) /
called the Maid of Norway. ?1282–90, queen of Scotland (1286–90); daughter of Eric II of Norway. Her death while sailing to England to marry the future Edward II led Edward I to declare dominion over Scotland
1353–1412, queen of Sweden (1388–1412) and regent of Norway and Denmark (1380–1412), who united the three countries under her rule
Princess. 1930–2002, younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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